Network Rail, which owns and operates the nation’s rail infrastructure, is using new software to predict the risk at 7,600 level crossings to improve safety.
Information on each level crossing is collected and stored in a central data depository to provide a single view of data.
The system then analyses the information against a common set of criteria to determine the level of risk at each crossing.
Network Rail says the provision of a single view of data allows it to make consistent decisions throughout the business. Management can also be sure that it reacts quickly and allocates resources effectively when exceptions to the criteria are identified.
The All Level Crossing Risk Model (ALCRM) replaces a system that not account for the 12 different types of crossings and criteria. Data collected and stored in the central system can also be used for future analysis and review.
ALCRM is a web-based system and has been deployed on IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0 running on a Unix platform and Oracle 9.2.0.4. It was delivered on time and within its £730,000 budget.
Strategic Thought provided the software and will continue to support it, while Arthur D Little wrote the original algorithms and specifications.
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